Hog feeder



1 1930. V s. BERNARD HOG FEEDER Filed July 22, '1927 INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

' Patented Augr 9 o srniann v nmm anomm, KANSAS, f

1 noerEnnEnI] Application med trul 22,-

This invention relatesto a hog feeder, and has for its object to provide, ina manner as hereinafter set forth, a feeder of such class i including a pair-of oppositely disposed feed 5 troughs, a plurality of spaced feed openings o f With the foregoing and other objects in 45 ing means for agate or slide.

associated witheach trough and. with each op'ening'normally closed by a slide orgate shiftable upwardlybya hog so 3 access can be ha'dlto'lthe feed inthe troughs and movable by gravity to Closure hasleft the trough.

rther obj ects of the invention are to pro vide, ina manner as hereinafter set forth, a

hog feeder which is comparatively simplein its construction and ,arrangemenfistrong, du-

' rable, thoroughly eiiicient in its use, conveniently supplied with feed, compact, readily assembled, and comparatively inexpensive-to manufacture. Y

view the invention consists of the 'novel' construction, comhlnation and arrangementof parts, as hereinafter more specifically described, and'illustrated in the accompanying,

drawings, wherein" is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to befunderstood that changes, variations and modifications can be resortedto which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

the drawings wherein, like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

' Figure l is' an elevation, ofahog feeder in I accordance with this invention, looki' l'ig to-; wards oneside thereof;

Figure. 2is a cross sectional view thereof Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 Figure 1. f Figure l is a perspective view of one ofthe gates or slides. V I Q Figure 5' is aperspective view of a stop member-for agate or slide. 2 3

Figure 6 is afragmentary view, in section, illustrating the; lower end of one of the guid- The hog feeder includes a base. 1 of pan like form and of'rectangular contour. The basel is of substantial height and has its bottom 2"forrned with acentral opening 3'which extends longitudinally I of said 1 bottom. Mounted on the upper face of the base1, po-

position afterthe hog height than the former.

upper ends. The Inembers,15, 16at their upper :ends are flush with the upper endsflof of greater height than "the base I and which providesa pairof oppositelyextending, in .55 clined slldeways' ordeflectorsi l, 5. The in verted V-s'haped element is'indicated general 1y at 6 and is. formedrof agpair of oppositely disposed members abutting at their tops. The I elementG'is mounted on and secured to a sup- 9 port 7 which is positioned above the base l and connected to the opposedend walls of a hopper section to be presently referred to. The element 6 in connection with'the base 1 forms a pair of oppositely disposedtroughs. 8,; 9 and said element 6 providesmeans for dlrecting the feed,f fr0In the hopper section to be presently referred to, intothe troughs 8, 9i

, The feeder includes a pair of end walls formed, of oppositely extending tapered 7 partslO, 11, and with the latterof greater p V f Theme llfis of greater Wldtll' than the part 10 "and the latter has ts top edge'oppositely inclined as indicated at 12, 13. "Thebottom edge of the part 11 1s seatedon an end. wall ofthe base 1. l

1 Each of the end wallswhich. arefseated on the end wallsjof the basefl is indicated generally atlL. Arrangedbetween,as well as being secured to the end walls 14 is a pair of wallforming members 15, l6 disposed at opposite inclinations and, inclining f away from each other from 'their lower to their the'p'art 10 of the end walls 14..,Themen1- bers 15, 16 are flush with theend edges of.

the part 10 of the end fwalls 14 but arepo- V sitioneda, substantial distanceinwardlyof so the'ends ofthe part 11 -of the, end walls 14:. i The part 10, of the end! walls .14, as well -as the portions 'ofthe part 11 arranged between the members 15, 16',-in"connection withthe members '15, 16 provide a feed *hoppersec-- tionjl'? andwhich discharges on the element 6. Thelatter extendsup into-the "hopper section, but is spaced from the lower ends of the wall formingormembersl5, 16; The element Gabuts against the inner face, at the 9 i a i walls.

lower; end of the part 11 of each of the end Positioned against the outer faces of the wall forming members 15, 16 intermediate the upper and lowerends ofsaid members, is'a series of spaced, flat supporting bars 18 and each of which has its upper endabutting against one of the members 15. or 16. and its lower end formed with an int urned part 19 which is secured to the outer face of a side wall of the base 1. The holdfast device for securing the inturned part 19, .i s

indicated at 20. The inturned part "19 is theihog for the purpose of shifting upwardly formed with an opening 21 for the. passage of the holdfast device- 20. The bars 18 are dis osede at aidownward and outward incli nation with respectto-the wall forming members 15, 16.

Secured against the outer faceof each of.

the bars 18, is a combined guide forming and retaining member- 22in the form of abar of, the same width asthe bars 18 and which has its upper end abuttingagainst themember 15lor16jand, furtherwith theupper end thereof beveled ias indicatedat '23-. ,The lower ends of the members 22'arepositioncd above the inturnedpart 19 of the -bars 18. The intermediate members 22 are of T-l shaped cross section and the outer ofsa-id members 22' is rabbete d its inner; side and the, enstruction of'the members n the manner as stated 'is illustratedin Figure 3. Theinner members 22 in connection with the inner bars 18 provide a pair of guide grooves 23, 24., The rabbet formed on the inner side of each of the outer members 22, is indicated at 25'and which in connection with an outer bar 18 provides a guidegroove 26. The guide grooves in the members 22 oppose each other. The members 22 are disposed atthe same inolin'ation as the bars ,18. I i h Secured against the upper portion of each set of members 22 is a closure board orplate 27 of less widththan the length of the members 22.' Each closure board .or plate 27 has asap abut the outerjface ofna member 15 or 16. Each set of members, 22, in connection with. the supporting vbarstherefor, and a' closureboard or plate provide a seriesof feedopenings' which are normally closed by gates or slides to be presently referred to.

Each closure board or plate extends from one end wall 14 to-the other end wall 14 and is disposed at an outward inclination and has secured 'to its'inner' face, in proximity to its lower end, a series of spaced stop members 28 of hook shaped form'and each of which is positioned between a pair of members 22 intermediate the'ends of'the'se latter.

slidably'mounted' in-each pair of opposed guide grooves is a-closure gate or slide 29 for each feed opening and which is shifted upwardly by the hog so that access can be had to the feed in atrough and after 1 the hog leaves. the trough the gate or slide moves to closure position by gravity. The gates or slides 29 are disposed at the same inclinagrooves. The lower end of the body portion '30 is provided with a right angularly disliiosedoutwardly Extending flange 31 which ,merges into a rounded outer terminal 32.

The'flange 31 provides means engaged by the'gate or closure 29. Secured to the outer face ofthe body portion 30,;at 'the top thereof, is a hoop shaped latching member 33 which coacts with thestop member ,28 for arresting the downward movement of the gate 29 when moved to closure position by gravity and for suspending the gate: v Connecting bars or posts 34 arearranged between the end walls 14 and the members 15, 16. I The saidibars or posts 34 are positioned against theinner face of the end walls 514a the ends of the members 15, 16. Connecting bars 35 are provided between the lower ends of the members 15,116and are mortisedin the posts'or bars 34. v i

The m mbers '15, 16 at each endthereofare cut away to provideian' opening 36 and extending through'each of said openings is a link 37, having itsinner end pivotally connected as at 38 to an end wall 14, atthe part 10 thereof and to one side of the vertical median of said. part 10. The outer end of each .link,37',. is pivotally connected as at 39 to a .of thcsection 40 and said section'41 carries an inverted V-shaped strip 42 which overlaps the section 40 when the section 41 is in closure posit on to provide awater tight joint between the upper ends of said sections. The sections 40, 41 are disposed at an'opposit'e inclination andseated on the inclined parts of. the top edges o'f the end walls 14. The sections 40,41

projectbeyond themembers 15, 16 at the tops thereof. The providing of the roof with a shifta'ble or swinging section formsthe u per end of'the hopper section with a supp y opening for the feed to the hopper section.

The feeder is normally closed, and access cannot be had to the feed in the troughs 81or 9, until the hog has shifted upwardly a gate 29 and which rests on thehog while he is feeding, therefore when the hog moves away from the troughs the gate 29 will move by gravity to closure position. u V

, is thought the manyadvantages of a hog feeder, in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the. pre- Ion 35 edges adjacent the upper edge of the trough ferred embodimentof theinvention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to'be understood that changes in the details of construction can u i be had'which willfall within the scope of the 5 invention as claimed." v V i What I claim is: z r I 1. A hog feeding device comprising a feed hopper, a feed trough arranged thereunder V and projecting laterally therefrom, saidhop-" per having anopen bottom spaced from the bottom of the trough to provide for an auto y j matic flow of feed from the hopper to the trough, spaced, guide forming members extending at a downward inclination from a I side of the hopper to theouter side of the trough adjacent the upper edge of the latter, and closure members slid'a'bly supported by said guide forming members and disposed when in closure position with their lower edges adjacent the upper edgeof the trough at the outer side of said upper edge. i a 2. A hog feedingdevice comprising a feed a hopper, afeed trough arranged thereunder. and projecting laterally therefrom, said hopper having an open bottom spaced from the p bottom of the trough to provide for an automatic flow of feed from'the' hopper to the trough, spaced, guide forming members extending at a downward inclination from a side of the hopper t0 the outer side of the trough adjacent'the upper edgeof the latter, and closure members slidably supported by said guide forming members and disposed when in closure position with their lower at the outer side of said upper edge, said closure members being formed at their lower edges with outwardly projecting portions for engagement by the snout of a hog whereby 40 the closure members may be shifted to open position to permit access to the feed within the trough, said closure members resting on the head of the hog while the latter is feeding and operating by gravityto normal closure position upon the withdrawal of the vhead of c the hog from the trough.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature 7 hereto.

STEPHEN BERNARD. 

